I’m a impulsive flexible person.  So as long as I have nothing else planned, I’m up for almost anything last second. For reasons too complicated to go into, lunch plans I had tentatively been  making with my mother and sister suddenly had to happen right away or never at all.  In …
Read More »Chase Sapphire Rental Car Insurance Saves My Day (and a few headaches)
One of the benefits of the Chase Sapphire Preferred Visa Card is secondary insurance that covers damage to your rental vehicle. Instead of paying upwards of $30 a day, the Chase Sapphire can cover damage to your rental car. This option hasn’t gotten a ton of love, mostly because it …
Read More »How do you destroy a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card?
I’ve often wondered how you would destroy a Chase Sapphire Preferred Card.  It’s metal and I’m pretty sure my shredder would not appreciate that. But I never really had reason to know, so I never inquired. But, now I have a reason. My credit card number was stolen the other …
Read More »He Got a Sapphire for a Sapphire (I’m engaged!)
This half of Heels First has gotten engaged, and while an engagement isn’t usually “travel related,” this particular engagement is! I was whisked away to my favorite DC restaurant, Dino’s, for a nice dinner.  I was craving Glen Manor Sauvignon Blanc, and they happen to have a half-bottle of it …
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